“The Sugar Association renewed its call for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to end decades of inaction and require transparent labeling of non-sugar sweeteners. The move — the second supplement to a 2020 petition originally backed by 30,000 citizen signatories — lands squarely inside the Make America Healthy (MAHA) agenda and a broader consumer push for informed choice.” “Sugar Association President and CEO P. Courtney Gaine, PhD, RD, framed the ask as a rare point of consensus in the diet wars: ‘While healthy diets are often hotly debated, nearly all Americans support ingredient transparency — which for sweeteners is urgently needed and long overdue. Previous administrations have actively incentivized sky-rocketing sweetener use for decades. FDA must finally act to ensure Americans are at least informed about what goes into yogurt, granola, peanut butter, and hundreds of other foods when real sugar is taken out.’”
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